Victorian Garden

A small Victorian Garden sits at the rear of our house. It is open to guests and provides a lovely sheltered spot on a hot summer day. Although the north facing situation allows only a limited choice of plants you can find over 70 species in the garden. From January to December there is always one of these in bloom or carrying interesting fruit.

Very typical for a Victorian house it is designed as a small Italian garden with a fountain, pebbles and decorative borders. The shadiest corner between the walls contain a small stumpery with tree fern, hellebores and clematis.
In the sunny side you find a laurel tree, oriental lilies, an Azara tree, plenty of Agapanthus and lots more.

We see plenty of birds enjoying themselves in our garden like great, blue and long-tailed tits, robins, wrens, nuthatches, song thrushes, jays and starlings. The tits and robins regularly nest in the garden, too. Please help us support RSPB and buy a badge in our lounge.

Our house front patio offers a colourful display throughout the year. You can find about 500 spring flower bulbs (Daffodils, grape hyacinths, snow drops and Hyacinths), a selection of English and subtropical shrubs (Holly, Fatsia, Fuchsia, Jasmine, Clematis, pink Hydrangea and blue Lace cap Hydrangea and last but not least the Rose border under the Cordylines.